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11 December 201811 December 2018

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT:The end of the 2018 school year is upon us. This year we havehad many wonderful things to celebrate, including individual,group and whole school achievements. We have been able tocelebrate and acknowledge our students achievements withthe introduction of the School’s Facebook page where we try toupdate parents and the community on upcoming activities andevents as well as sharing our student success.

As we reflect on 2019, we can see that our students haveexcelled in various arenas including sport, cultural andacademic. Well done to all of our students for the effort andsuccess that they have received individually. Every studentsucceeds at their own pace and in their own way.

On Wednesday 12 December at 9:00am students will be ableto meet their teachers for 2019 and move to their newclassrooms. Their current teachers will escort students to themeeting area. Report cards will be sent home on Thursdayafternoon. If students are not at school on Thursday to receivetheir report card, they will be sent via mail by the end of theweek. No report cards will be sent home earlier.

We have a number of celebration and reward activities forstudents throughout the week. We have our Year 6 Graduationat the Bundaberg Multiplex Convention Centre tomorrow night,starting at 7:oopm. Students are required to be at theConvention Centre between 6:30pm and 6:45pm so they canbe seated in time for the ceremony to start.

I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our SchoolCaptains, Sports Captains and Student Council this year. Theyhave done an amazing job taking on the additional roles andresponsibilities. I would particularly like to name our four SchoolCaptains: Fletcher, Sophie, Montana and Soraya. You have

attended all of the additional events and represented NorvilleState School to the highest of standards. Your pride and levelof commitment is exceptional. We also thank Fletcher for hiswonderful Riddles in our fortnightly newsletter.

Chris Munro will be returning as Principal to Norville StateSchool in 2019. I have enjoyed my time this year as actingPrincipal, working closely with all staff and the community. Iwill be moving back to my original position of Deputy Principal,which unfortunately means that Mr David Routh will no longerbe with us. Mr Routh has accepted an acting Deputy Principalrole at Walkervale State School for 2019. We wish Mr Routh allthe best and thank him for the work that he has done with usthis year.

School resumes on Tuesday 29 January - Monday 28January is a public holiday for Australia Day. However theadministration office will be open from 8:00am on Monday 21January.

Enjoy your Christmas and New Year and we look forward toseeing you all in 2019.

Brooke ClarkePRINCIPAL

CALENDAR

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YR 6 GRADUATION – TONIGHT!

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LAST DAY OF 2018 SCHOOL YEAR

2019 CALENDAR

CALENDAR

TERM 12019

TUESDAY 29 JANUARY – FRIDAY 5 APRIL

28 January PUBLIC HOLIDAY -

29 January FIRST DAY OF 2019 SCHOOL YEAR

30 January TAIKO commences for Term 1

7 February CHESS commences for Term 1

11 February QUILLS commences for Term 1

TERM 22019

TUESDAY 23 APRIL – FRIDAY 28 JUNE

TERM 32019

MONDAY 15 JULY – FRIDAY 20SEPTEMBER

TERM 42019

TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER – FRIDAY 13DECEMBER

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE “FORMS ANDDOCUMENTS” ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOURNEWSLETTER.

REMINDERS:

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING

CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE – 10c REFUNDOur “Containers for Change” will be continuing throughout2019. We had great success with this collection last year.Everyone was very enthusiastic!!

The mobile bins are still placed around the school for easyaccess. Remember, all funds go towards our Student Council.

Norville State School is registered with ABC Recycling, 31-33Victoria Street, Bundaberg East.

If you would like to donate bottles etc from your Christmasbreak to the Norville Student Council funds please visit ABCRecycling.

• Parents are asked to ensure that students donot bring nuts or products containing nuts toschool for snacks!

• Due to the number of students with allergies,there is a COMPLETE BAN on parents bringingcakes or other food items to school tocelebrate their child’s birthday!

• Parents are reminded that the DISABLEDCARPARK at the front of the school in Dr MaysRoad is solely for those parents/carers with adisability or with a student with a disability, whoneed closer access to the school.

• When allowing your child/ren to participate inactivities at school you are reminded thatpayment for such activity needs to be madein a timely manner. The preferred paymentoption for Friday sport is “full payment upfront”. However, students are able to paytheir required amount each week -preferably paying on a Wednesday orThursday, as the office is very busy onFriday mornings.

• ALL events/activities that students areparticipating in ARE REQUIRED TO BEPAID FOR BY THE DATE OF THE EVENT. Ifyou are experiencing problems meeting thisdeadline, please arrange to have aconversation with Debbie in theAdministration Office.

• ALL FAMILIES ARE REMINDED THATPARKING IN THE SPARE ALLOTMENTOPPOSITE THE STAFF CARPARK (CNR DRMAYS ROAD AND KILLER STREET) IS NOTPERMITTED!THE LAND IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THEOWNERS HAVE ADVISED THE SCHOOLTHAT THEY WILL ARRANGE FOR VEHICLESPARKED ON THEIR LAND TO BE TOWED!

• STUDENT ABSENCES: Parents MUST notifythe admin office if their child is absent fromschool for any period of time. You mayadvise the teachers of the absence,however, you are still required to advise theAdmin Office . Once classes begin, teachersdo not have time to be notifying the office ofany absences, hence text messages areforwarded to parents for an unexplainedabsence

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SCHOOL CAPTAIN

FLETCHER’S RIDDLE

PREVIOUS RIDDLE:

Why is Europe like a frying pan?

ANSWER:

Because it has Greece at the bottom!

I would like to thank the students who have participated in ourRiddle quiz each fortnight.

As I leave for High School I wish all Norville students and staff avery Merry Christmas and a safe and happy 2019!

Fletcher C – SCHOOL CAPTAIN

P&C NEWSIt’s the last newsletter for the year so this is a big thank you toeveryone for all of your support in 2018.

In the last couple of weeks we have donated $1600 to DroughtAngels as a result of our 5c Fundraiser, and also $500 to theDisaster Relief efforts in aid of the catastrophic fires that haveaffected our region recently. Thank you for all your support thathas helped the P&C help our wider community.

We look forward to seeing new and familiar faces at ourmeetings in 2019. The AGM will be 19 February at 7:00pm –more information to follow.

In 2019 we are looking at expanding our tuckshop days so theSnack Shack is going to be open Monday to Friday from week3 of Term 1 2019. This is only possible with volunteers - somums, dads, grandparents, aunties, members of the NorvilleSchool community are welcome to come and have a chat toKisha and find out how they can help. An hour or two a weekcan make a huge difference!

Once again, a big thankyou from the P&C Committee for yoursupport, donations, patience and willingness to contribute toour school.

Have a safe and happy Christmas and we will see you in 2019for another fantastic year!

Jessica McCartney – P&C PRESIDENT

SCHOOL WATCH

CHESSCHESS COMMENCES THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2019

QUILLSQUILLS COMMENCES MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2019

VIOLIN FOR SALEDue to upgrade our ¾ Violin is in need of a good home.

Comes with Case, Bow, Chin rest and straps. Fully tuned readyto use and in good condition.

Price $200.

Contact details Ph. 0407 701 775 or 41534209.

TUCKSHOP – PHONE: (07) 41 326 307OPEN: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 8:30am to 1:30pmONLY.

NORVILLE TUCKSHOP OPERATIONS:

HELPERS ARE STILL REQUIRED! Please contact Kisha if youcan assist – even for a short time each day.

• All orders MUST have the student’s Unit writtenon the packet eg. Unit Prep A – PLEASE USEONLY BLACK OR BLUE PEN – other colours fadeonce placed in the hotbox!

• ALL burgers MUST be ordered for first breakONLY!

• Students are asked to order BOTH lunches usingthe packet system

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FINANCE NEWS FROM THE OFFICE

ADJUSTMENT NOTE:

PAYMENT IS NOT REQUIRED ON AN ADJUSTMENT NOTE!

Adjustment notes are a credit which has been raised against aninvoice on your student’s account. This usually happens if yourchild doesn’t attend a scheduled event.

PAYMENT OF INVOICES:

Education Queensland’s preferred method of payment isthrough BPOINT, which is an online credit card payment facility.

BPoint is a very simple process which allows payment toautomatically be allocated and receipted to your child’saccount. There is no minimum payment amount.

If you have your Invoice electronically it is easy to make yourpayment. In the bottom left hand corner you will see theBPOINT box noting your CRN number and the Student’sInvoice Number. If you simply click on the web address listed atthe bottom of the box the system automatically takes you intoBPoint, and you are only required to enter the amount you arepaying! Very Easy!

If you are uncomfortable with this process, we are happy toaccept payment at the front office or by direct to bank deposit.If paying by direct to bank deposit, please ensure that StudentName and Invoice Number or Activity (eg. Touch) are listed.Details for this process can be obtained from the front office.

SECOND HAND UNIFORMSWe always welcome donations of unused uniforms and weappreciate your generosity! Thank you to those families whohave kindly donated their “out-grown” uniforms to our school.

SCHOOL ADMINISTERED MEDICATION –MUST READ

DEPARTMENTAL GUIDELINES:

OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICATIONS

The Department recognises that all medications, includingover-the-counter (OTC) medications, e.g. paracetamol oralternative medicines, may be drugs or poisons and may causeside effects. As such, schools are required to receive medicalauthorisation from a prescribing health practitioner (e.g. doctor,dentist, optometrist, but NOT a pharmacist) to administer anymedication to students, including those boughtover-the-counter.

Whilst parents may administer OTC mediations to their childwithout medical authorisation, they are aware of the child’scomplete medical history, and are able to provide ongoing,direct supervision for the course of the child’s illness. Due tothese circumstances, a parent is also more likely to recogniseif their child is having adverse effects and requires immediatemedical attention.

The student’s prescribing health practitioner also has theknowledge of the child’s medical history to determine theappropriate OTC medication to administer and is therefore ableto determine dosage and provide advice regarding potentialside effects or interactions with other medications.

NORVILLE STATE SCHOOL TENNISCOURT/CRICKET PITCH HIRE

If you are interested in hiring the Norville School Tennis Court orCricket Pitch please call in to the school admin office to arrangepayment for the hire, and to collect a key.

Anyone wishing to use the court/pitch during school holidaysmust make arrangements PRIOR to the holiday period!

Tennis Court Fee: $5.00 per hour/per court

Cricket Pitch Fee: $5.00 per hour

• If you are able to help – even just one day amonth, please see Kisha at the Tuckshop

• Students who order ice creams on their packetswill be served first.

• The web address to the left provides adirect hyperlink to BPOINT. Your CRN,Invoice and Student Name will pre-populateinto the BPOINT payment screen.

• Phone payment – 1300 631 073 - using credit/debit car via BPOINT . Please quote CRN andInvoice Number from the BPOINT box on theleft.

• Centrepay Deduction – Payment can bearranged through Centrelink.

• Payment in person at Norville State School –via Cash/EFTPOS/Cheque. Cheques must bemade payable to “Norville State School –(0445)”

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

STUDENT SCHOOL BANKINGSTUDENT BANKING WILL RE-COMMENCE THURSDAY

7 FEBRUARY 2019

STUDENT BANKING DAY AT NORVILLE SCHOOL ISTHURSDAY.

If parents would like to open a Commonwealth Bank accountfor their child, application forms can be accessed through theAdmin Office. You need to complete the form and take it, alongwith your child’s original Birth Certificate to the CommonwealthBank to open an account.

Each Thursday students place their bank book with moneyenclosed in the bags located in each Unit.

NO BANKING WILL BE TAKEN AFTER 9:30AM.

• OFFICE HOURS 8:00AM TO 3:30PM

• GENERAL PHONE: (07) 4132 6333

• STUDENT ABSENCE LINE (07) 4132 6360 – Whencalling the Absence Line please speak clearly andprovide your child’s name, their Unit and thereason they are absent from school eg. Sick –Appointment. If you do not provide a reason theclass roll will automatically be marked “U” –Unexplained.

• SCHOOL DENTAL: If you have any queries or yourchild requires an emergency dental appointmentplease contact dental staff on 4303 8059 or 0427691 725

• Norville Out Of School Care – HELPING HANDS:0475 943 689 or 1300 612 462

• STUDENT ABSENCES: If parents are takingstudents out of school for a period of longer than 10days, an “Application for Exemption for a child oryoung person enrolled in a Queensland State School”form must be completed and signed by the Principal– PRIOR to the child/ren being away. This form canbe accessed at the school office.

• LATE ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL: Students who areNOT in their classroom by 8:55am MUST be signedin at the admin office. Students will be given a “Late “slip to give to their teacher.

• ABSENTEE FORMS (Yellow Form on bench inadmin office). These forms are to be handed indirectly to the admin office. Please do not hand themin to your child’s class.

• EARLY DEPARTURE/PICK UP OF ILLSTUDENTS: NO phone calls are made toclassrooms during class time. Parents are required toreport to the admin office, sign their child/ren out,and then collect the student/s from their classroom –providing the teacher with the “Early Departure” slip.

• EMERGENCY CONTACT LISTS: Regularly updatethe Emergency Contact List for their child/ren. Ifparents make arrangements with someone who isnot listed on the Emergency Contacts to collectstudents, parents should call at the admin office toadvise details of the new contact person. Thisarrangement will not be taken over the phone!New contacts may be required to show proof ofidentity.

• If your child is being collected of an afternoon afterschool by a Daycare provider, parents are asked toadvise the school admin office of the Daycare details– INCLUDING PHONE CONTACT

• MEDICATION: When re-supplementing a student’smedication parents MUST hand the medication in atthe school admin office. Parents must sign a registernoting: a) student’s name b) name of medication,and c) amount of medication being handed in.

Example: Mary Jones - Ritalin – 20 tablets.Medication WILL NOT be accepted from students.

• ALL items of clothing and equipment should have astudent’s name clearly marked on each item!!

• NORVILLE SCHOOL HAT POLICY: Students mustbring a hat to school. NO HAT – NO PLAY! Theschool does not have spare hats available for use bystudents.

• STAFF CAR PARK REMINDER!! Parents are NOT topark in the staff carpark. This area is designated forSCHOOL PERSONNAL ONLY!

• It is not a drop-off or pick up zone for students soplease do NOT park in this area. Students should notbe walking through the carpark to meet parentsparked out in the street.

• DISABLED CAR PARKS – Parents are asked toadhere to the rules around parking in the “Disabled”parking area, or the Bus Zones!

• NO DOGS ALLOWED: NO DOGS are allowed onschool grounds at Norville School. If you have a dogon the footpath when you collect your child/ren,please ensure that other children can safely walk pastwithout feeling uncomfortable near your dog.

• NO TOYS AT SCHOOL: Students should not bringtoys to school!! Norville School has a supervisedGames Room where students are able to play withlego etc. A teacher is always on duty in the GamesRoom to monitor any conflicts, should they arise.Students are able to bring soccer balls, hand balls orfootballs to school to play with during lunch breaks.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

QUEENSLAND RAIL

JANUARY 2019 SCHOOL HOLIDAY EVENT

Bundaberg Regional Council presents A Day at the BeachFree Holiday Fun in Buss Park on Wednesday 23 January9:30-10:30amfollowed by a Free Family Film “Finding Dory”at the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre.Film starts 11:00amProudly supported by Bundaberg Regional Libraries, MoncrieffEntertainment Centre and First5Forever.

PLEASE NOTE: THESE EVENTS WILL BE ON SALE IN 2019

IWC DENTAL

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